Collar-holding device.



W. G. ROBINSON.

COLLAR HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1910.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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WILLIAM G. ROBINSON. OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

COLLAR-HOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters E'atent.

Application filed March 14, 1910.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 549,369.

1/ b (171' 1071, one. it may concern lie it known that I, VVILIJAM G. Romnsox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of liiicl'iigau, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in tlollar-llolding Devices; and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof reference beii'ig had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel collar holding device designed to be attached to the back of a collar in position for engagement with the usual guard pocket at the back of the neck band of the shirt to detachably fasten the collar to the band.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a collar holding device by which the collar may be readily fastened to, and as readily detached from, the shirt neck band at the back thereof, and which will occupy but little room from front to rear, and thereby avoid objectionable fullness or projection due to the use of an ordinary collar button.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collar holding device which may be quickly and readily attached to and de tached from the collar, and so arranged that when attached to the collar is firmly locked thereto against accidental detachment.

As shown in the drawings :--l igure 1 is a perspective view of a collar provided with a holding device made in accordance wlth my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation of a collar, showing my holding device or clip applied thereto. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. l is a perspective view of the holding device shown in F 1 and 2, removed from the collar.

My improved holder comprises a tongue D adapted to lie against the inner side of the inner member of the collar A and. two attaching arms, one at each side of the device and integral with the side members cl of the tongue. Each of the said attaching arms comprises an upwardly and. outwardly in clined member d which lies on the outer side of the inner member of the collar memher A, and a downwardly and inwardly inclined member (Z that lies on the inner side of the inner collar member A. Said members (Z terminate in rounded protuberances (Z to avoid catching in the band of the neck tie. The loop portions (Z of the said arms connecting said attached arm members are turned obliquely inwardly toward, the side members (Z of the tongue to constitute oblique shouldered portions which are adapted to be forced into holding engagement with the ends of the collar button by the resiliency of the wire from which the device is formed.

In applying the device to the collar, the ends of the terminal members (Z of the attaching arms are inserted through the but ton hole from the inner side of the inner collar member A and are forced downwardly therethrough until arrested by contact of the lower side of the collar button hole with the looped or closed portions (Z of the arms between the members (l and (Z or the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By reason of the inclination of the members d of the attaching arm, the said attaching arms are sprung inwardly during the insertion of the members (Z through the button hole, and again sprung outwardly when the device reaches its final position, with the looped or closed portions (Z pressed outwardly, by the resiliency of the attaching arms, against the ends of the button hole. When thus seated the turned-in portions (1 constitute shoulders which prevent the device from being accidentally lifted and detached from the collar. The members (Z are sprung inwardly toward each other to spring said shouldered parts of the arms inwardly past the button hole ends to permit the device to be freely withdrawn and re moved from the collar.

The device described is held in place by the resiliency exerted by the attaching arms, which attaching arms are located in part on one side of the collar and in part on the other.

lit will be understood that the details of the device may be somewhat varied within the spirit and scope of the invention, and the invention is not limited to such details except as hereinafter made the subject of the specific claim.

I claim as my invention:

A collar holding device made of a single piece of resilient wire, with a central part folded to form a centrally disposed loopshaped tongue, the ends of the wire being folded upwardly exterior to the tongue to- Ward the closed end of said tongue and reversed upon themselves to constitute twopart spring arms, the terminals of which are adapted to be inserted through the collar button hole, the arms at their folded parts being spaced apart a distance greater than the Width of said tongue and bent inwardly toward the tongue to form oblique shouldered portions Which are forced into 7 presence of two Witnesses this 12th day of 15 March, A. D. 1910.

7 WILLIAM G. ROBINSON. ,Witnesses:

M. J. BECK,

10 holding engagement With the ends of the F. E. KELSEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

